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Complete Remission of Neuroleptic‐Induced Meige's Syndrome by Botulinum Toxin Treatment: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kurata Kouichi,
Kuze Shouge,
Shibata Ryoko,
Hatakeyama Noboru,
Masuda Akira,
Ito Yusuke,
Kurachi Masayoshi
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1993.tb02039.x
Subject(s) - botulinum toxin , spastic , medicine , anesthesia , psychology , psychiatry , cerebral palsy
A botulinum A toxin injection has beneficial effects on patients suffering from facial and cervical spastic disorders. However, its effect almost completely disappears within three months. We have reported a case of a 23‐year‐old schizophrenic patient with severe neuroleptic‐induced Meige's syndrome in whom botulinum toxin treatment exerted a marked effect which lasted more than 15 months after the final injection of botulinum toxin in spite of continuous neuroleptic medication. It is concluded that botulinum can be recommended as a treatment of choice in neuroleptic‐induced Meige's syndrome.